In honor of Sami Kapanen's announcement that he'll retire from the NHL and head back from the Flyers to his native Finland, here's an excerpt from a piece I wrote about him during the '04 playoffs. In about three hours, the team will board a plane for Tampa Bay for Game One [of an Eastern Conference Finals series that they'll ultimately lose]. About a day and a half earlier, with 12 minutes and 21 seconds left in overtime against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jeremy Roenick blasted a series...Read Full Story
NHL players don’t have to worry about pesky forward Darcy Tucker getting under their skin any longer. The 35-year-old announced his retirement Friday after 15 seasons in the NHL. One of the game’s most notorious agitators in his prime, Tucker …
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NHL players don’t have to worry about pesky forward Darcy Tucker getting under their skin any longer. The 35-year-old announced his retirement Friday after 15 seasons in the NHL.
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It appears that 1994 Cameron Darcy (USNDTP) has decided again to commit to Northeastern University (Hockey East). Darcy had prevously committed to Northeastern and decommitted last summer when Coach Greg Cronin left Northeastern for the Toronto Maple Leafs. (See this blog - Aug 19th, 2011 for more information).Read Full Story
I was not planning on blogging anymore for the day but then the unhusband sent me an e-mail about three year old Tucker Patterson. The following comes from the CBC . Tucker Patterson, 3, suffers from Leigh's disease, a debilitating genetic disorder that has him confined to a wheelchair. He cannot walk, talk or eat, but was smiling as his father and twin sister wheeled him around the ice surface at the home rink of the Leafs on Tuesday. Tuesday's skate came nine days after Tucker was denied...Read Full Story
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Enough about Horton. On to Avery. First, let's get over the high schooler aspect of "sloppy seconds." Who cares? Darcy Tucker and Michael Peca made excellent teammates during Peca's season-long stint in Toronto back in 2006-2007. The Maple Leafs need an ...
Apps paid homage to the Maple Leafs pedigree in her family ... Next up was former Leaf Darcy Tucker, who prior to a video montage of his career, talked about his soft spot for the Leafs. That spot is enhanced, no doubt, by the fact that he continues to ...
The toughest part of being a professional athlete is knowing when to say goodbye. For Sami Kapanen, that time is now. Kapanen yesterday announced his decision to walk away from the NHL after 12 seasons. The move came as a surprise to the Flyers ...